eencoren

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From earlier êcōren, modified by folk etymology. From Old Dutch *ēkorno, from Proto-West Germanic *aikwernō.

Noun

êencōren n or m

  1. squirrel, red squirrel

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms
  • êcōren
  • êcorn

Descendants
  • Dutch: eekhoorn
    • Afrikaans: eekhoring
    • Jersey Dutch: än-kôrn, än̈kôrn
    • → Papiamentu: eekhoorn

Further reading
  • “ecorn”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “eencoren”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “eencoren”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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